Wat Yannawa (วัดยานนาวา) literally translates as 'craft boat' and is also known as the 'Boat Temple'. The boat here is a concrete representation of a Chinese Junk, which had been important in the trade route with China until it was replaced by steamboats. The masts have been replaced by chedis, and the Buddha statues stand in the 'wheelhouse'.

Built during the Ayutthaya period, just before the capital of Thailand moved ot Bangkok, Wat Yannawa is close to Chinatown, next to the Chao Phraya River and Taksin Bridge. A statue of King Rama III, who ordered the chinese junk built, stands at the base of the steps leading up to the temple. It is a minor attraction in Bangkok, little visited by foreign tourists. A little to the north is the Assumption Cathedral.